Garbage-box.



No. 745,322. PATENTED DEC. 1, 1903 T. E'. BURROUGH.

GARBAGE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11. 1903.

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GARBAGE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11, 1903.

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UNITED STATES fiatented December 1, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

GARBAGE-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,322,

dated December 1, 1903.

Application filed February 11, 1903. Serial No. 142,894. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS EWALT BUR- ROUGH, a citizen of the UnitedStatesoEAmerica, and a resident of Trenton, in the county of Mercer andState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Garbage-Boxes, of which the following is a specification. V

The invention has for its objects to provide a garbagebox which shall beodorless and which shall permit of its contents being readily emptied.To this end the box is provided with a close-fitting cover, whichwhenopened is so disposed as to present no obstacle to emptying thecontents.

More particularly, the organization comprising the invention consists ofa box proper with upwardly-flaring sides, lids hinged at opposite edgesof the mouth of the box and closing together along a middle apex in theform of a gable roof, strips of yielding material between the meetingedges of the lids and between the lids and edges of the mouth of thebox, a clamp for holding the lids tightly closed and pressed together,catches on opposite sides of the box by which the lids are held open,handles on the sides of the box, a handle under the bottom of the box, aflange around the bottom of the box, this flange be-v in g wide enoughto extend below the outward projection of bottom handle, and bumpers atthe apex of the top of the box. I

Figure 1 is an elevation of the complete device with a small portionbroken away to show the bottom handle, one lid being shown as open andthe other closed. Fig. 2 is a top view of the complete device with thelids closed.

The device has sides flaring upwardly and preferably formed ofgalvanized sheet-iron,a base 2, and lids 3, hinged to opposite edges ofthe mouth of the box by hinges 10. The two opposite edges of the mouthof the box,which do not carry the lids,are made to slope upward to anapex at the middle. These slopes are shown at 26 26. Y

The numerals 4 represent stiffening-strips of wood attached to theoutside of the box.

5 is abrace or stay-piece, of which there are four, one at the top oneach side. A flange or border 6, shown as partly broken away,extendsdownward from the margin of the base .2, and a handle 7 is attached tothe center of the bottom of the base, but this handle does not projectout as far as the lower edge of the flange 6. On two opposite sides ofthe box are handles, one of which is shown at 8. On opposite sides ofthe box, at its apex, are attachedbumpers 9. A strip of rubber orsimilaryielding material 13 is attached all around to the lower sides ofthe lids where they close against the edge of the box and also to theedge of one of the lids where they close against each other.

The numerals 14 represent metal clips embracing the corners of the box.A flange 15 extends out from the inside margin of each lid all aroundexcept along the edge next to the hinges.

11 and 18, respectively, indicatethe basepieces of a clamp, one pieceattached to each lid. The piece 18 carries a pivot-pin 17, springs 16,and a clamp-lever 19, which has a hook 21 The springs 16 are wound aboutthe pivot-pin 17 and each has one of its ends secured to the piece 18and its other engaging the lever 19. The base-piece 11 has a pin or bar22 uniting its two upstanding portions.

12 12 represent each the stationary part of two similar latches orcatches secured to opposite sides of the box. In each latch 23represents the movable part, which turns on a pivot at 21, and 25 aretractile spring having one end attached to the stationary and theother to the movable part.

The operation is as follows: When the lids are closed, the hook 21 ofthe lever'19 engages with the pin 22 of the part 11, and the lids are byvirtue of their angular relation to each other are drawn downward, thuspressing them again st the yielding strip all around and making anair-tight joint, which will not allow odors to escape. In closing thelids the lever 19 should be slightly raised to allow the hook to passunder the pin 22, and then when the lever is forced down the clampingaction takes place.v When it is desired to empty the of the box, wherethey are held by the latches found on these sides. By means of thehandles 8 the box is inverted when the handle 7 is grasped, and shouldthe contents stick they drawn firmly together and at the same time box,the lids are opened back against the sides are jarred out by strikingthe bumpers 9 against the ground or other place. The flaring shape ofthe box facilitates egress. The flange 6 serves not only to protect thebottom of the box, but also gives space for the handle 7. There areseveral reasons for having a gable roof for the box. It prevents thesides where the cover is attached by hinges from being struck when thebox is dumped, it keeps out storm, in conjunction with the stay-pieces 5it prevents the edge from settling or becoming low, and thus insures thelid-joints remaining tight, and on account of the angular position givento the lids the same clamp that draws them together also draws them downagainst the mouth of the box.

The clips 14, braces 5, and stripsc all serve to strengthen the boxgenerally and to allow the contents to be bumped out without injury tothe box.

It remains to describe the operation of the latches which retain thelids in open position.

Then the lid which carries the part 11 is opened, the pin 22 strikes inthe V-shaped notch between the movable part 23 and the stationary part12 and the movable part is forced back, turning on its pivot against thetension of the spring 25, allowing the pin 22 to pass where it isretained between the two parts by their slightly hooked shape and thetension of the spring; but it is to be noted that this hooked shape isnot so marked but that the lid can be released by simply a pull upon itwithout touching the latch itself, and at the same time the hold of thelatch is sufficiently firm that it will not jar loose in emptying thebox. Each latch is a counterpart of the other, and the latch on theopposite side of the box operates in precisely the same manner as above,engaging the pin 17 through the slot 20 in the lever 19. The handportion of the lever 19 is held pressed down against the lid out of theway by the springs 16, which bear against the back part of the hook 17.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a garbage-box, the combination of abase,sides sloping upward and outward therefrom, lids hinged at oppositeedges of the mouth of the box and sloping upward and meeting to form agable roof for the box, a clamp with its portionson the respective lids,and devices on opposite sides of the box and located in the paths of thesaid portions for clamping the latter and holding the lids open.

2. In a garbage-box, the combination of a base, sides sloping upward andoutward therefrom, lids hinged at opposite edges of the mouth of the boxand sloping upward and meeting along a middle apex when closed, stripsof yielding material disposed between the lids and the edges of themouth of the box and also between the meeting edges of the lids, a clampfor holding the lids tightly closed and pressed together, one portion ofsaid clamp being secured to each lid, latches on opposite sides of thebox and in thepaths of said clamp portions for catching the latter andholding the lids open, a handle fixed to the outside of the bottom ofthe box, a flange around the bottom of the box and extending downward toa greater distance than the said bottom handle, and bumpers attached tothe apex of the box for jarring out the contents when the box isinverted.

In a garbage-box, the combination of a base, sides sloping upward andoutward therefrom, stay-pieces around the top of the box,stiffening-strips extending down the sides of the same, lids hinged atopposite edges of the mouth of the box and sloping upward and meetingalong a middle apex when closed, strips of yielding material disposedbetween the lids and the edges of the mouth of the box and also betweenthe meeting edges of the lids, a clamp for holding the lids tightlyclosed and pressed together, one portion of said clamp being secured toeach lid, latches on opposite sides of the box and in the paths of saidclamp portions for catching the latter and holding the lids open,handles secured to the sides of the box, a handle fixed to the outsideof the bottom of the box, a flange around the bottom of the box andextending downward to a greater distance than the said bottom handle,and bumpers attached to the apex of the box for jarring out the contentswhen the box is inverted.

4. In a garbage-box, the combination of a base, sides sloping upward andoutward therefrom, lids hinged at opposite edges of the mouth of the boxand sloping upward and meeting along a middle apex when closed, a

clamp for holding the lids tightly closed and pressed together, oneportion of said clamp being secured to each lid, latches on oppositesides of the box and in the paths of said clamp portions for catchingthe latter and holding the lids open, a handle fixed to the outside ofthe botlom of the box, a flange around the bottom of the box andextending downward to a greater distance than the said bottom handle,and bumpers attached to the apex of the box for jarring out the contentswhen the box is inverted.

Signed this 7th day of February, 1003.

THOMAS'EWALT BURROUGH. [14.8.]

\Vitnesses:

NEVIN J. Loos, MICHAEL J. SOLAN.

